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For each individual situation it is probably better to let the suspect get away instead of engaging in a high speed chase. However this makes it so people are m
by lotu 13y ago
For each individual situation it is probably better to let the suspect get away instead of engaging in a high speed chase. However this makes it so people are more willing to break the law and then just run from police because they know they won't be chased, that makes society as a whole less safe. For example in New York City police will not chase suspects on motorcycles because it is so dangerous. You see groups of motorcycles and ATVs doing high speed wheelies through red lights regularly. So there are two sides to the issue we must look at.
- ams6110 13y agoI don't see this as being practical anyway. Once word gets out that the police are doing this, you only have to listen for the THUMP of the tracker hitting your car, wait for the police to fall back, pull over, and either pull it off or attach it to another nearby car.
- macspoofing 13y agoIt doesn't have to a be a binary view of either "chase ever time", or "never chase". How about you give yourself some latitude and before you start chasing an assailant take 5 seconds and consider public safety implications. If you're in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night, maybe you should make a different decision than if you're in the middle of a city at noon. >You see groups of motorcycles and ATVs doing high speed wheelies through red lights regularly. You don't see that, actually. And second, all you have to do is take their licences down and you've got them.